Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-09-10

To the upper half Of the query
yes !; to the latter-no. There should
be no reward, no aid or comfort ex-
tended to criminals directly Or in
directly. Better let the innocent
suffer than take the risk of multiply
ing the number of such innocents.
Will you vote for a bill making the first
Monday in September a legal holiday, to be
! known as Labor Day ?"
No. On the other hand, we would
favor a measure reducing the exist
ing number of legal holidays to
Christmas, New Year, February 22,
May 80 and July 4, Holidays, with
their losses and excesses, are burden
to true industry. The compensating
advantages, if any, are of doubtful
utility to the masses.
VIII you vote for bill declaring every
Saturday afternoon halfholiday?
The answer to the question i'm
mediately preceding will suffice for
this. Want of space prevents re-
printing-in italic.
VIII you vote for a bill to create State
Board of Arbitration for the adjustment Of
all differences and disputes arising between
employers and employees?
Under our system of government
there should be no such "differences
and disputes" to settle except by and
between the parties at issue. No
more trouble should arise between
employer and employee about the
price of q days labor, or piece of
contract work, than between a mer-
chant and his customer over the value
or the weight Of pound of sugar.
However, as such "diferences and
disputes" are current, we would vote
''to create estate board of Arbitra-
tion," provided it can be found that
the State has power sufficient to COM
pei the disputants to abide by the
decisions of the board.
Will you vote for bill calling an early
convention to draft q new constitution for
the State?
Yes.
Will you vote for a bill establishing uni
form tonnage for digging and selling coal of
twenty hundred pounds per ton?
For the sake of convenience we
would be glad to have the size of our
ton reformed to 1000 pounds hence,
it is about the only amendment to
the existing mining law we would
favor. AS matter of legislation
otherwise there is nothing practically
beneficial to be gained by the change.
viii you vote for bill prohibiting any
corporation or private person having any
employee commissioned as a constable or
invested with constabulary powers?
No. Every taxpayer, corporate or
private, is entitled to all the pro-
lection he purchases. Otherwise,
government is scheme to extort
money under false pretenses.
Will you vote for bill making it punish
able by imprisonment with no relief by pay
ment of fine, to place on the market, or offer
for sale, or sell any article of food not fit for
use by reason Of adulteration, decay or lack
of standard quality?
Yes.
Will you vote for bill prohibiting any
employer from eXacting or demanding from
any employee or workman whom he wishes
to employ pledge that he does not belong
to or will not join any labor organization?
No. Nor would we vote for bill
prohibiting any employee OF work
man from exacting or demanding
from any employer pledge that he
does not belong to or will not join
any recreation club. The State
ought not to become directly or re-
motely the patron ofany class organ
ization.
viii you vote for bill prohibiting the
exaction of fees in any Orphans Court of the
State in any case in which the property in
volved does not exceed $500?
No. If "the laborer is worthy of
his hire" the Register of Wills earns
his pay as well in the case of an estate
worth $500 as $4,000. 1t is not
equitable to load the misfortunes of
small estate on the innocent office
holder.
Will you vote for bill prohibiting school
boards in the State holding sessions in secret?
Yes. We are as unqualifedly op-
posed to the secret transaction of
public business by open bodies as to
secret societies organized and con-
Quoted to carry out public purposes.
Will you vote for bill prohibiting the use
of old barrels for packing flour on sanitary
grounds?
Yes.
Will you vote for bill compelling all con-
tracts for printing and binding the State laws,
journals and documents to be done in the
State of Maryland?